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Anonymous
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Universal prn ambien orders would be great! The patients are demanding it. On the patient floors, patients and md's are getting less and less sleep.Here is why: New policy:on the post surgical floor, all post op patients getting dilaudid pca get mandatory continuous pulse oximetry and telemetry monitoring, these devices are disturbing sleep!Some even beep in the room during the night. My feeling is that no one is sleeping because everyone fears a LAWSUIT!

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Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist (doctor specializing in heart rhythm disorders) practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL, USA and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. He entered the blog-o-sphere in November, 2005.
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